Exeter bookshop Waterstones is set to close later this year to make way for new restaurant The Ivy.

In May 2017 plans were revealed to convert Waterstones into a top-name restaurant, with the upper part of the building used for kitchens and offices.

London restaurant brand The Ivy, renowned as a celebrity hangout, plans to open a branch in the lower part of Waterstone's facing Cathedral Yard.

The new restaurant, which is set to open in Autumn 2018 could create 100 jobs and is part of an expansion of the brand, which has opened in Bristol and revealed plans for an eatery in Bath.

A spokesman for The Ivy Collection said: "The Ivy Collection has entered the planning process for a space in Cathedral Yard, to open a brasserie in autumn 2018. The restaurant will feature an all-day dining menu and will be open seven days a week."

Troia (UK) Restaurants has submitted an application for a change of use 19-21 Cathedral Yard in Exeter, near the Royal Clarence Hotel, which burnt to the ground last October. The upper floors will become a kitchen and staff rooms.

Access to the restaurant will be through Cathedral Yard. The Ivy originally planned to use both sides of the building for the restaurant, but this was rejected by Exeter City Council.

What is on the menu at the Ivy?

The breakfast menu The Ivy has a range of dishes including a full English Breakfast, eggs Benedict, scrambled eggs and smoked salmon and folded ham and cheese omelette.

Their afternoon menu includes dishes like truffle chicken sandwich and chips, The Ivy handburger and a steak sandwich.